Elfin Land

Chapter 4: The Peacock’s Train.

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A collection of short, rhyming children's poems that populate a fanciful world of fairies, elves, and small creatures. Scenes include moonlit dances, seaside frolics, garden games, and playful animal portraits, all rendered in light, sing-song verse. Recurring images of nature and domestic whimsy introduce gentle moral touches and humorous surprises. The pieces are brief, accessible, and shaped for reading aloud to young audiences.

The Peacock’s Train.

The peacock spreads his brilliant train,

And struts about with pride,

No other bird seems quite so vain,

In all the regions wide.

Each plume is like a sparkling gem,

Of rich and radiant dyes;

Some cherub must have painted them,

And all those shining eyes.

And if I had as fine a gown

As his, upon my word

I’d strut a little, up and down;

And be as vain a bird.